Song Wang Zhantie blurted out: "Of course it is the territory of Shu, especially the resources on the territory.

There is also the industrial chain that Shu has worked so hard to establish.

The population on the territory of Shu is also very important.

The population that has been completely Sinicized can greatly increase the proportion of Han people in our country.

Han Chinese account for more than 80% of the total population, so we no longer have to worry about indigenous rebellions."

Prime Minister Jin Kuohai immediately applauded and said loudly: "The king is right, this is the resource that our country can obtain by occupying Shu.

We choose to evacuate. Except that the land of Shu cannot be taken away, we will transfer as much of the resources on the land as we can.

Especially the population in the areas under our control has all been transferred to our country.

With this group of people, our country's industrial development will accelerate.

Businessmen with large amounts of capital will receive many benefits and will continue to support the court.

Ordinary people also have a sense of pride and will not be disappointed with the imperial court."

Song Wang Zhantie was thinking about the pros and cons of this strategy.

Grand Governor Lu Tingfang asked with some concern: "If we do this, will it lead to imperial intervention?"

Prime Minister Jin Kuohai did not hesitate at all on this issue and said firmly: "The empire will never interfere.

If we massacre civilians, the empire will definitely send troops to sanction our country on the grounds that we have violated the Jianye Convention.

But we are only transferring the people in the occupied areas, giving them good food, drink and hospitality.

It did not violate the "Jianye Convention" signed by all countries.

The empire has no reason to interfere in this matter.

It's just that our country's early management of these people required a lot of manpower and material resources.

This approach is too hateful and will lead to a bad reputation for our country."

Song Wang Zhantie slammed the table hard and said loudly: "We have done this.

It's just reputation, it's not important at all.

If you want to save face, you have to lose your inner self.

We have invested a lot of resources, and if we can recover some, we must recover some."

Song Wang Zhantie directly agreed with the strategy proposed by Prime Minister Jin Kuohai.

This strategy will attract people's hatred and lead to the Song Dynasty's reputation becoming worse.

But he did allow Song to make up for the resources consumed by the war.

Some machines from Shu are not very valuable.

But that population will be extremely valuable.

Now the Song Dynasty provides a salary of one hundred taels of silver coins per person, but it is unable to recruit Han people.

Most of the immigrants currently recruited are wild and untamable natives, and the empire transports them to other vassal states half-sold and half-delivered.

The Song Dynasty needed to spend a lot of money to educate these people.

If we can get tens of thousands of people, including some skilled workers, to attack Shu this time, it will not be a loss at all.

If you acquire one Han young man now, after a hundred years, he will have become more than a dozen Han people. For a country, it is extremely cost-effective.

The problems Song State is encountering now have solutions.

King Zhantie of the Song Dynasty began to discuss with the two ministers the strategic change of the Song Dynasty.

The war between Song and Shu did require choices to be made.

The Song Dynasty must not fall into the quagmire of this war and cannot get out of it.

The three of them reached a consensus and then handed it over to the people below to fill in the details, which turned into a specific implementation plan.

When it comes to governing the country, small meetings are held to handle big things, and big meetings are held for half an hour.

The three of them decided which direction the Song Dynasty should move in, and they could do so very efficiently.

And there will be no situation where the monarch is willful and willful, causing the country to go astray.

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Fengyu Port in Wanfang Prefecture of Shu Kingdom was the garrison of the Song Dynasty navy and the location of the army command camp.

Guo Xu, commander-in-chief of the Song Army, boarded the battleship Lange in a small boat.

On the deck, he saw Gu Ling, the deputy chief of staff of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, this time the commander-in-chief of the navy.

Gu Ling also held a telegram in his hand and was frowning in thought.

Guo Xu said directly: "Chief of Staff Gu, what do you think the imperial court means?"

When Gu Ling saw Guo Xu's embarrassed expression, he knew Guo Xu's intention of boarding the ship to find him.

"General Guo, the imperial court has made up its mind to adjust its strategic direction.

All we can do is continue to execute.

Since the imperial court chose to do this, it has already made preparations for all emergencies.

It is extremely difficult for General Guo to convince the court."

Gu Ling guessed that Gu Xu found him because he wanted to jointly submit a letter asking the court to withdraw his order.

After all, the army is ready for battle.

The imperial court ordered the troops to withdraw directly.

The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and evacuation may turn into a rout.

Once a defeat occurs, no one can guarantee how much these tens of thousands of troops will be able to detect.

But the Navy did not want to get involved in this matter. Such a change in the situation has a deep relationship with the Army's incompetence.

Now that the Song Dynasty's strategy has changed, it is a better choice for the navy.

Let the powerful navy act as a nanny for the weak army, and everyone in the navy will complain.

Guo Xu heard Gu Ling's more direct polite refusal, which was similar to what he had expected before coming.

He waved his hand and said, "I have no intention of disobeying orders.

I came here to discuss with Chief of Staff Gu how the army can withdraw from the battlefield in an orderly manner.

The navy controls the transport ships and must have the cooperation of the navy in order to better complete the evacuation work.

After all, the imperial court requires that in addition to the evacuation of the troops, some local specialties from Shu should also be taken away."

When Guo Xu talked about local specialties, his pronunciation suddenly became worse.

Gu Ling heard that Guo Xu was not here to disobey him.

A smile immediately appeared on his face. As long as he didn't disobey orders, everything was easy to discuss.

The King of Song also issued a strict order that the navy must cooperate with the army to complete the evacuation.

The performance of this task is related to whether he can command the navy and continue to complete the next strategy of the Song Dynasty.
Chapter completed!